The house hunt

We've been spending quite a bit of time looking for a new place to live. We have a closing date of 6/27/2007 for our Condo, so we need to find a place pretty quick. We are looking in the west loop, little italy and the south loop. We would prefer to be in the south loop so we can be close to Jen and her family, but we also want to find the amount of space we need. Ideally we will find a 3 bedroom plus a den so Sandi and I can have an office, Aiden can have his own room and a guest room. The big decision we have to make is whether we buy a place that is move in ready or we buy something that needs some work so we can renovate it the way we want it.